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In part three of our Alabaster Dawn Walkthrough we begin the Journey Up North story, which sees us take on the Hall Of Trials puzzle.
- Task - Talk To Petros
- Task - Go to Dusk Approach to start your journey to Sundalan.
- Task - Hall Of Trials
- Task - Try to reach the Northern Shore
Previously, we helped out the villagers in Lyhamn Center by getting rid of the Nyx corruption from various areas of the world.
To see our full game guide, check out the Alabaster Dawn Walkthrough page.
Task - Talk To Petros
Before we head up north, we must first talk to Petros, the village blacksmith found in Lyhamn Center.
Petros allows you to craft Gems that can be equipped to your weapons. The materials you need come from Nuemera monsters found throughout the world.
Only a few Gems are available currently, but more unlock as you progress the story. If you head inside Petro's house, you can also pick up a Fishy Metal Sculpture.
Speak to Noah to continue, who recommends you get Filia to join your party. You can find her house in Lyhamn Center to the east.
However, when you visit Filia, Juno decides not to ask.
After a short cutscene, the Wellspring now unlocks some Tasks for you to do:
You can also complete a side story (first must complete Quick Quickwood Query):
Task - Go to Dusk Approach to start your journey to Sundalan.
Our next part of the story involves solving quite a few puzzles, using all the mechanics you have learned so far and some new ones.
Quick Travel to Koro Valley - Eye Of Remis and fight your way north.
You'll eventually come to Dusk Approach, where there is a Wellsprout to save, rest and cook.
Filia eventually turns up and decides to join your party. She'll do a tiny bit of damage in battles, but her main skill will be shown in later fights.
Head west across the river, fight some Nuemera and you'll also get a new Divine Art to equip: Bramble Quake. This one can be used when you have your Melee weapon equipped.
Head further north and you'll reach the Hall Of Trials.
Task - Hall Of Trials
If you like solving little puzzles, then this area is for you! There are several different puzzles to solve inside, but don't worry- we've got you covered!
In the first room, hit the podium on the left to lower the barrier on the right. Then step onto the staircase to the north, using your ranged weapon to then hit the podium on the right, allowing you to progress further.
In the next area, use your Ranged weapon to hit the middle podium; progress through the lowered barrier, then hit it again until you can stand on the middle step. Then hit the middle podium again so you can access the top floor.
Before you exit the room, jump off the right-sided ledge and make your way around the room to open the Reward Orb to find Whispers Of The God x3.
In the next room, fight off the Nuemera, revealing a new portal that Filia can stand in. This will activate two Diamond Podiums- which you can hit with your ranged weapon.
We need to unlock access to the two rooms either side of us; the first room you need to hit the right-sided Diamond Podium to activate the moving right platform. Jump onto it.
Then jump onto the middle platform- use your Ranged Weapon to hit the other Diamond Podium on the right of the room. This will activate the lower moving platform. Jump onto it and then jump off to reach the right-sided door exit. Don't go through it just yet.
Quickly go back to the center of the room; this time hit the Diamond Podium on the left, make your way across the extended platforms and onto the middle ledge.
Shoot the left-side Diamond Podium in the wall and you can then access the left-sided room and permanently unlock it.
Head through the left-sided room first.
Fight the Nuemera that spawn and head towards the portal that Filia can stand in. This will reveal two blocks; push the one in front of the portal south so that you can use the steps to jump onto it.
Then push the other block off the platform and place it nearest the north platform. Move the other block onto the circle area just in front of the previous block so that you can create a stepping stone.
Now climb up onto the left-sided platform and jump across.
In the next area, have Filia placed in the portal; move the first block so that it is in the middle on the platform (just in front of the middle Diamond Podium) and move the other block on the other side of the room so that it faces towards the wall.
Next, hit the Diamond Podium on the wall (not the middle one). Jump onto the middle block, then onto the new platform that appeared, then onto the block facing the wall.
Now hit the middle Diamond Podium and jump onto the platform, making your way across to the right-sided exit door.
In the next room, stand on the button and jump down into the middle of the room. This is the second room we were in before; head south and take the exit on the right this time.
In this room, shoot your Ranged weapon into the empty podium in the middle of the room; you can then aim your projectile to the left-most podium and unlock the stairs on your right.
Do the same on the right of the room; hit the empty podium with your Ranged weapon, then aim it to hit the other empty podiums on the right until you hit the Diamond podium to unlock the barriers.
In the final area of the room hit the middle podium; next fire your Ranged weapon onto the right-most empty podium and aim it at the middle one. Hit the middle podium again with your melee weapon, then aim the projectile to the right-most Diamond Podium to lower the stairs and exit the room after fighting off some Nuemera.
Here you'll obtain the Trial Mark, allowing you to unlock the door in the same room.
Exit the room to the north and you'll find some Nuemera to fight. Defeating them will reveal a new rune on the floor; stand on it and you'll be able to use Aether-based attacks.
First, whilst stepping on the rune, aim your Ranged weapon to the podium on the south-right of the room. Then aim it at the Aether Podium on the right.
Next hit the south-right podium again, but this time aim it to the left-side empty podium, and then hit the Aether Podium on the left.
Finally, hit the two Aether Podiums in front of you either side of the door.
In the next area, jump onto the rune in the middle of the room and aim at the Aether Charge Podium; this will send a charge to the other podiums before finally knocking out the Nyx Protection Podium. Jump onto the button to lower the barrier to enter the middle of the room.
In the next area, have Filia stand in the portal; then move the block so that it stands just in front of the right-sided Nyx Protection Podium. Then stand on the middle Aether Rune and fire the Aether Charge Podium to destroy the Nyx Protection Podium, allowing you to move the block to the north of the room.
Now move the blocks so that they create a chain to hit the other Nyx Protection Podium.
Finally, whilst standing on the Aether Rune, hit the Aether Diamond Podium to lower the steps.
Before you leave the room, if you head to the south-corner of the area, you can jump across some rocks, fight some Nuemera and eventually reach a Reward Orb to find Whispers of the Gods x5.
Back in the previous room, jump up onto the platform and take the elevator to the next room.
In the next room, stand on the Aether mark and shoot both podiums to lower the barrier.
You'll then have to fight some Nuemera; you'll also have to face off against some Aether-based Nuemera who are resistant to your normal attacks. Stand on the Aether runes to charge your weapon to deal more damage.
Once defeated, head to the next room. Here you'll be granted a new Aspect: Aspect of Aether.
You can switch between Aspects during gameplay all the time to solve puzzles and take on different types of enemies mid-battle. You definitely want to learn to do this quickly as you'll be faced with many challenges in Alabaster Dawn that require the use of all your Aspects.
And that completes part one of Hall Of Trials! ONLY PART ONE???!!??
Task - Try to reach the Northern Shore
Head right jumping across the cliff-tops, fighting Nuemera as you go. You'll eventually reach a cliff with a portal for Filia to stand in.
Hit the middle podium; this is a timed-podium so you need to be quick.
Jump up onto the cliffs and switch your weapon to your hammer to break the rocks in the top-right corner.
Then use your Aether Aspect Ranged Weapon to hit the Aether Charged podium; it will destroy the Nyx Protection Podium temporarily. Quickly, you then need to hit the originally timed-podium so you can cross to the Nyx Post and destroy it before the timer runs out.
Before leaving, you can smash a small rock on the top cliff and walk around to find a Reward Orb containing Whispers of the God x4.
Now head through the lowered barrier and across the platforms; here you'll have to fight some Nuemera. One of the Nuemera will be protected; simply hit the Aether Charge Podium to destroy it's protection.
A Reward Orb will give you a new Divine Art: Crack Shot.
Head across the Divine Bridge to then reach the Hall Of Trials Part Two.
As you approach the entrance to the Second Hall Of Trials, you'll have to dispatch a group of Nuemera, including a new enemy type: Flyfish.
Click here for the second Hall Of Trials Walkthrough.
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